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Town · Census 2011 · code 803840

Thiruvenkadam population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population8,337people
Households2,368PCA households
Literacy rate78.51%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.17%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,3374,1444,193
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6865454411
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,8663,2342,632
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.51%87.64%69.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2811,1511,130
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople783741
Total workersCensus workers4,1832,4661,717
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population50.17%59.51%40.95%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,6972,2901,407
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months486176310
Non-workerspeople4,1541,6782,476

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27884; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,368 households and 8,337 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.64% for males and 69.59% for females.
  • Of 4,183 workers, 88.38% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4162
Agricultural labourers1,047367
Household industry workers4313
Other workers2,191104

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Thiruvenkadam (TP)628058718,337

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.